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Rio del Mar, California: commercial real estate data.
Rio del Mar is a Census CDP of 9,201 people across 3.00 square miles of land, in Santa Cruz County. Median household income is $159,929, 75.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rio del Mar
What Rio del Mar is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3 sq mi
- Water area1.61 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,067
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanta Cruz County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio del Mar
How many people live in Rio del Mar
- Population9,201
- Median age51.4
- Population under 181,582 plus or minus 320
- Share under 1817.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,352
- Share 65 and over25.6 percent
- Households3,800
- Family households2,628
- Share of households that are families69.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio del Mar
Income and work in Rio del Mar
- Median household income$159,929
- Per capita income$91,703
- Civilian labor force5,001
- Employed4,714
- Unemployed287 plus or minus 117
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over6,945
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher65.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree32.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio del Mar
Housing in Rio del Mar
- Housing units4,856
- Occupied units3,800
- Vacant units1,056 plus or minus 240
- Vacancy rate21.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied2,858
- Renter occupied942 plus or minus 203
- Ownership rate75.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,338,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,407
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.6 percent
- Single family units4,566
- Share single family94.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more290 plus or minus 105
- Share in buildings of two or more6.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio del Mar
How Rio del Mar gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,222
- Commuting under 15 minutes670 plus or minus 171
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,186
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.8 percent
- Drove alone60.9 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home30.2 percent plus or minus 10.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Santa Cruz County, not Rio del Mar
Santa Cruz County context, not Rio del Mar figures
- Establishments in Santa Cruz County7,136
- Covered employment, Santa Cruz County104,514
- Average annual pay, Santa Cruz County$67,622
- Housing units permitted, Santa Cruz County259
Every figure in this section is published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rio del Mar.
All Santa Cruz County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rio del Mar questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rio del Mar, California?
9,201, in 3,800 households. Rio del Mar CDP covers 3.00 square miles of land, which is 3,067 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rio del Mar in?
Santa Cruz County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rio del Mar?
$159,929. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,338,100. Median gross rent is $3,407 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Rio del Mar figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rio del Mar.
Is zoning published for Rio del Mar?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.